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Don't be fooled fellow taxpayers.

If the City Council passes the school budget, it doesn't mean the teachers will get one penny more. The money goes to the School Committee (SC). What they spend it on is a carefully kept secret and according to Warwicks' charter no one can question them, "once they receive the money". Here's what we do know. They haven't spent the last BILLION DOLLARS of taxpayers money (since 2009) very well at all! And they are not forthcoming about their spending habits!! Not one bit.

I propose we do question them BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THE MONEY! I propose that we have an independent audit from an outside source, before we give the SC a dime. Our teachers deserve a contract. They have been waiting on it for almost three years! The number of teachers keeps decreasing while the number of SC administrators keeps increasing, and by almost the exact same percentages. I don't support this budget without an impartial audit. I DO SUPPORT one after an impartial audit. The budget is just about the same amount each year and our student population has dropped from 17,000 to less than 9,000. And the teachers don't have a new contract? Where is the money going SC??

Warwicks' cost of educating each student is now higher than Beverly Hills School District. ($17,778 vs. $14,334)

Our teachers deserve better treatment. Our students deserve much better treatment and our taxpayers, the ones that are paying the tab, deserve better treatment. An independent audit will insure "better treatment".

Happy Memorial Day weekend.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor